BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - A man was shot early today in a Third Avenue West motel room.

Birmingham police and fire rescue workers were called to the Southern Comfort Motel about 6 a.m. on a report of an assault. When they arrived, they found a man inside a first-floor room suffering from a gunshot wound, police said.

Birmingham Fire and Rescue transported the man to UAB Hospital. Police said he is expected to survive.

Officers roped off motel parking lot and remain on the scene. Evidence technicians have combed the motel room for clues, and homicide detectives are canvassing the area for witnesses.

One detective said police don't yet know what led to the shooting. No one has been taken into custody.